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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason does Dawkins give that females care more for offspring?
(a) A female has a greater relatedness to the offspring.
(b) A female is naturally nurturing.
(c) A female has already contributed more resources in terms of the egg.
(d) A female does not have the ability to reproduce again immediately.

2. What do the letters A, T, C, and G stand for?
(a) Different types of nucleotides.
(b) Different types of DNA.
(c) Different types of RNA.
(d) Different types of genes.

3. According to the relatedness calculations in the book, is a child more closely related to a sibling or an uncle?
(a) A sibling.
(b) The child is equally related to both.
(c) An uncle.
(d) It's impossible to compare.

4. What does Dawkins postulate maintains sexual reproduction as a feature?
(a) The need for genetic variation.
(b) The desireability of genetic mutations.
(c) The sexual reproduction gene trying to copy itself.
(d) The impossibility of asexual reproduction.

5. In Dawkins' discussion, what does he consider alleles to be, relative to genes?
(a) Understudies.
(b) Immaterial extras.
(c) Cooperative partners.
(d) Rivals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why might mates favor offspring over their mate, according to Dawkins?

2. What does Dawkins compare point mutation to?

3. Why might an older animal be less valuable to selfish genes than young related animals?

4. What shape is the location where guillemots lay their eggs?

5. In Dawkins' metaphor about DNA, how many books are on the bookshelf?

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